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Contemporary Iran: Poster Collection 35

How a new generation of graphic designers has created fresh visual paradigms for Iranian culture.

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Rave Art: Flyers, Invitations and Membership Cards

Chelsea Louise Berlin

A unique and original collection of flyers, exclusive invitations and rare memberships to legendary clubs and events. A fascinating insight into a socio-cultural phenomenon that changed music, the law drug…

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The Detroit Printing Co-Op: The Politics of the Joys of Printing

Danielle Aubert

Building on research conducted by Danielle Aubert, a Detroit-based designer, educator The Politics of the Joy of Printing explores the history, output and legacy of Fredy Perlman and the Detroit…

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Malika Favre: Expanded Edition

Malika Favre

This revised and expanded edition of Malika Favre's revealing monograph tells the story of an authentic artist, one who's stunning output showcases a unique talent attuned to spotting and appreciating…

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Geometry Now!: Designing for Tomorrow

sendpoints

A visual reference on history of geometric design and its application in brand identity, package design and graphic design in the 21st century.

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A-Z of Record Shop Bags: 1940s to 1990s

Jonny Trunk, FUEL

A visual celebration of the shopping bags produced by British record stores from the 1940s to the 1990s. Illustrated with over 550 examples of this previously unrecorded side of popular…

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Designing Designing

John Chris Jones

A reissue of John Chris Jones's classic work on design methodology, with a new introduction by Clive Dilnot.

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Drawing Attention

Victionary

From the creation of cute mascots to depictions of daily settings, Drawing Attention shines the spotlight on the growing number of brands that are opting to feature more illustrations as…

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Marvel by Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics Company

Liz Stinson

An essential title to understand not only comic history but also the language of pop culture.

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Off the Grid: Histories of Belgian Graphic Design

Sara De Bondt

This book offers a collaborative panorama of Belgian graphic design history from a multiplicity of perspectives, with essays on type design, colonisation and labour relations among other subjects.

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Information Design for the Common Good

Courtney Marchese

An exploration into how to address information design problems through visualizations while understanding and keeping the common good at the center of the work

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Identity Designed: The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding

David Airey

Identity Designed is an essential reference on brand identity design, including examples from todays top designers.

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Tom Eckersley: A Mid-century Modern Master

Paul Rennie,Paul Rennie

An overview of twentieth century giant of graphic design Tom Eckersley, packed with hundreds of his instantly recognisable, bright and colourful posters.

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Graphic Design Speak

Tess McCabe

Graphic Design Speak explains in layperson’s terms some common areas of graphic design technology and terminology that can cause confusion to non-designers. In a conversational tone, this is a must-have…

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The World Explained in 264 Infographics

Jan Schwochow

Take a deep dive into history, economics, art, and culture through fascinating and stunning visuals.

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Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History

Briar Levit

Baseline Shift captures the untold stories of women across time who used graphic design to earn a living while changing the world.

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Graphic Events: A Realist Account of Graphic Design

James Dyer, Nick Deakin

Essays and interviews on the precarious life of designed objects

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Chinese Propaganda Posters

Anchee Min, Duo Duo, Stefan R. Landsberger

Heroic workers, busy factories, and eager schoolchildren: this fascinating book brings together key artworks from Max Gottschalk's collection of Chinese propaganda posters. Made between 1949 and the early 1980s, these…

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The Wild World of Barney Bubbles: Graphic Design and the Art of Music

Paul Gorman

A celebration of a graphic design genius whose work linked the underground optimism of the ‘60s to the sardonic and manipulative art that accompanied punk’s explosion.

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From Japan

Counter-Print

From Japan is a collection of work from some of the most talented agencies in Japan, such as Nendo, MR Design, Grand Deluxe, Daikoku Design Institute, The Simple Society and…

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All-American Ads of the 60s

Steven Heller

America of the 1960s exuded optimism and a bright economic future. Advertisers seduced Americans to indulge in a giant consumer binge. This collection of ads features stars such as Sean…

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All-American Ads of the 70s

Steven Heller

This volume delivers a complete and nostalgic overview of 1970s advertising. As television and other media began to compete for advertising dollars, new ideas were incorporated into a post-hippie world…

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HAY

Tom Morris

Welcome to HAY’s universe of irresistible, affordable, everyday design

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Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat.

Martin Tomisch, Madeleine Borthwick

Revised edition: 20 additional methods, three new case studies and a new chapter to introduce life-centred design. This book introduces the reader to the changing role of design as a…

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About Graphic Design

Richard Hollis

From the man who brought you the layout of John Berger's Ways of Seeing comes a comprehensive selection of writings covering over 40 years of reflection on graphic design history…

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Reversing into the Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990

Andrew Krivine

Reversing into the Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990 is a unique and fascinating book of graphic design history curated from Andrew Krivine’s personal and vast collection of original posters, flyers…

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Making the Movement

David L Crane

A history of the Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation through the 1980s, told through 200 objects (buttons, badges, posters, leaflets, and more) created by activists as tools to advance the…

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Recognise Me

Ken Cato

Ken Cato draws on wisdom gained by the interactions of Cato Brand Partners across more than 50 years, with clients from over 100 countries and in almost every imaginable area…

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Designs on Density

Simon Anderson, Geoffrey London

Housing in Australia is currently in a period of rapid change, even crisis, due to increasing environmental consciousness, demographic movements, affordability pressures, and new technologies in the building industry, in…

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Graphic design favourites

Contemporary Iran: Poster Collection 35

Rave Art: Flyers, Invitations and Membership Cards

The Detroit Printing Co-Op: The Politics of the Joys of Printing

Malika Favre: Expanded Edition

Geometry Now!: Designing for Tomorrow

A-Z of Record Shop Bags: 1940s to 1990s

Designing Designing

Drawing Attention

Marvel by Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics Company

Off the Grid: Histories of Belgian Graphic Design

Information Design for the Common Good

Identity Designed: The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding

Tom Eckersley: A Mid-century Modern Master

Graphic Design Speak

The World Explained in 264 Infographics

Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History

Graphic Events: A Realist Account of Graphic Design

Chinese Propaganda Posters

The Wild World of Barney Bubbles: Graphic Design and the Art of Music

From Japan

All-American Ads of the 60s

All-American Ads of the 70s

HAY

Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat.

About Graphic Design

Reversing into the Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990

Making the Movement

Recognise Me

Designs on Density